Ralph of Saint-Omer was a nobleman and jurist of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem who served twice as seneschal of the kingdom and briefly claimed the Principality of Galilee between around 1204 and 1219 or 1220. After his rejection as a prospective husband for Queen Isabella I around 1198 and his implication in an assassination attempt on King Aimery, Ralph was put on trial and exiled. In his own legal defense he applied the feudal-law principle known as the assise sur la ligece, arguing that the same sanctions binding an ordinary vassal to his lord could also be turned against the crown itself, an interpretation recognized as an early legal method of resistance against royal action. He died in 1220.
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1. Ralph of Saint-Omer (Wikipedia)
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His parents were Eschiva of Bures, from whom he inherited his claim, and Walter of Saint Omer.
2. Wikidata: Ralph of Saint-Omer
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P569 (date of birth): 1138
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